Basis

//ˈbeɪ.sɪs//

Synonyms for "basis" (207 found)

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Strong matches (62)

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matter in handmeatmental outlookminor premisemotifmotiveoccasionoriginoutlookpavementphilosophemephilosophical propositionplacepointpoint at issuepoint in questionpoint of departurepoint of viewport of embarkationposition
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Noun(1 words)
support

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8 relation types

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9 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

derived

29 entries

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etymologically related_to

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has context

3 entries

is a

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part of

1 entries

related to

13 entries

Translations

125 translations across 39 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • βάσις noun (starting point for an argument)

Arabic

2 entries
  • أَسَاس noun (underlying condition)
  • قَاعِدَة noun (underlying condition)

Armenian

1 entries
  • բազիս noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • əsas noun (starting point for an argument)
  • əsas noun (underlying condition)

Basque

1 entries
  • oinarri noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • асно́ва noun (starting point for an argument)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • ба́за noun (underlying condition)
  • и́зходен пункт noun (starting point for an argument)
  • осно́ва noun (underlying condition)

Catalan

1 entries
  • base noun (underlying condition)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 基 noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • 基礎 /基础 noun (underlying condition)

Danish

1 entries
  • basis noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Dutch

3 entries
  • basis noun (starting point for an argument)
  • basis noun (underlying condition)
  • basis noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Estonian

1 entries
  • baas noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Finnish

4 entries
  • basis noun (agriculture: difference between cash price and futures price)
  • hankintameno noun (accounting: amount paid for an investment)
  • joka noun (regular frequency)
  • kanta noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

French

3 entries
  • base noun (starting point for an argument)
  • base noun (underlying condition)
  • base noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

German

4 entries
  • Basis noun (starting point for an argument)
  • Basis noun (underlying condition)
  • Basis noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • Fundament noun (physical base or foundation)

Greek

1 entries
  • βάση noun (starting point for an argument)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בסיס noun (physical base or foundation)

Hindi

4 entries
  • आधार noun (physical base or foundation)
  • आधार noun (starting point for an argument)
  • आधार noun (underlying condition)
  • नींव noun (physical base or foundation)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • alap noun (starting point for an argument)
  • alap noun (underlying condition)
  • bázis noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Italian

4 entries
  • ammontare noun (accounting: amount paid for an investment)
  • ammontare base noun (accounting: amount paid for an investment)
  • base noun (starting point for an argument)
  • base noun (underlying condition)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 基底 noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • 基礎 noun (underlying condition)
  • 根拠 noun (starting point for an argument)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries
  • baze noun (physical base or foundation)
  • baze noun (starting point for an argument)
  • baze noun (underlying condition)
  • bazi noun (physical base or foundation)

Korean

4 entries
  • 기초 noun (underlying condition)
  • 밑바탕 noun (underlying condition)
  • 밑천 noun (accounting: amount paid for an investment)
  • 바탕 noun (starting point for an argument)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • негиз noun (physical base or foundation)

Latin

1 entries
  • fundāmen noun (physical base or foundation)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • تمل noun (starting point for an argument)
  • تمل noun (underlying condition)

Persian

1 entries
  • اساس noun (starting point for an argument)

Polish

3 entries
  • baza noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • co noun (regular frequency)
  • podstawa noun (starting point for an argument)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • base noun (starting point for an argument)
  • base noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • fundamento noun (starting point for an argument)
  • fundamento noun (underlying condition)

Romanian

3 entries
  • bază noun (starting point for an argument)
  • bază noun (underlying condition)
  • bază noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)

Russian

4 entries
  • ба́за noun (underlying condition)
  • ба́зис noun (underlying condition)
  • ба́зис noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • осно́ва noun (starting point for an argument)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • धरुण noun (physical base or foundation)

Spanish

4 entries
  • basa noun (starting point for an argument)
  • basa noun (underlying condition)
  • basarse noun (underlying condition)
  • base noun (starting point for an argument)

Swedish

3 entries
  • bas noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • basis noun (starting point for an argument)
  • grund noun (starting point for an argument)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • batayan noun (starting point for an argument)
  • batayan noun (underlying condition)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • ścmoñña noun (underlying condition)

Turkish

4 entries
  • asıl noun (starting point for an argument)
  • dayanak noun (starting point for an argument)
  • taban noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • temel noun (physical base or foundation)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ба́за noun (underlying condition)
  • баз́ис noun (underlying condition)
  • баз́ис noun (linearly independent, spanning set of vectors)
  • осно́ва noun (starting point for an argument)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • cơ sở noun (underlying condition)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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It is important to strengthen the basis.

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This theory was founded on a scientific basis.

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Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.

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Greetings are the basis of good manners.

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